Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-10-08

HOW TT WAS DONE.
The Delicate Way i'm which the Cam
paign Fund was Handed In . south.
In the mountainous region Of one Of the South
ern Congressional districts the people are mostly
honest church-goers, and are very severe as to
| morals. They cannot countenance anything that
looks like deceit or corruption but they are strong
| partisans and get much worked up In their quiet
way over the local elections. The district Is demo-
cratic, OF course but at the last Congressional
election 1t was pretty close between the two OPP
| posing candidates The men talked politics
while hitching their horses about the church
| door on Sunday, and stood about long while
after services discussing the situation. The
deacons and Sunday school teachers, and the
| The gentleman ultimately elected, who enjoyed
| the reputation OF strictly moral and conscien-
tious man, being something OF a religious ex-
When this candidate came into the country just
before the close OF the campaign, there was a
CHURCH men tn mess him e reey Came quietly at
night TO the little inn where he stopped, and they
were beaded ny Deacon Abe, who was head and
assembled In the general reception and ailround
room, where there was bare door, few pine
rounded by o saw-dust spit box. They were sober
and decorous about the proceedings and they
carried among them pair OF sole-leather saddle
aroused by the landlord, and as he got out Of bed
he found the saddle-bags on the floor OF his bed
where they had been by
metallic rattle as the candidate showed them under
over the crops and the cattle and the repairs TO
The meeting house. Then they talked OF the cleo
ton, and graduaiiy drirted around to the question
'.Bill, said Deacon Abe, addressing the candi-
Date, "you air an honest, conscientious man. We
all know you wouldn't do nothin' that were like
corruptin' OF voters and nothin that were calker-
lated TO make free-bOrn citizen and q moral
Christian feel like he couldn't read the Decla-
You wouldn't do nothin' In the way OF buyin'
votes. You wouldn't do nothin' TO degrade free.
born citizenship. We hey been cOnsider1n, and
this ere contest air mighty close. Now, Bill, Ell
you had 81 200 what would you do with 1t? Now,
mind, amt sayfn as you hev any SIGH sum Of
divide il up and Who Would you give to to do
the most good? Now amt said you had 81. 700.
"WeL, said the candidate, iii you've got seven
teen -"
'.Now amt said had" broke in Deacon Abe,
and the rest OF the deacOns looked sober and i'm.
Renerr ras ,s. I'VE aint said anybody had 7oo
..well. then" Said the candidate, ..supposing
had Up
all In silver dollars upstairs In them saddle-b bags
think should turn 1t over to Mr.. - and let him
The list was produced and the deacons departed.
Along toward the end OF election day the con-
test got mighty close and votes we're selling for as
much as $40. The deacOnS saw the 81, 700 melting
away while the sun was still high. Presently
Deacon aeon APE took $50 btu from his gockss and
that "this were mighty close day."
Women who Gamble.
PICTURES FROM THE FASHIONABLE CASINOS OF AK
LES-BAINa
From Letter to Boston Herald.
There are two casinos at Aix-les-B ains, and
consequently two gambling saloons and two sets Of
little horses The more "serious" OF the two
casinos, the Cercle dAix-les-B ains, has replaced
the former inferior sale de jeu with q new and
sumptuous apartment, which fairly rivals that OF
the gay resort Of the place. POLITICALLY and signi-
cantly denOmtnated the Villa des Feurs. The villa
deS Feurs is fast" and though ladies occasionally
wander in there out OF curiosity, 1t is scarcely the
place to which any sef-respecting young
woman OF the present day would take
her own mother: AS often happens however. the
surroundings are pretter and more fascinating
than those OF the Cercle Only man is vile. The
two casinos, though taking in about 700 600
make much money, and do not declare dRdend IS
They are philanthropic institutions, designed for
the amusement OF the populace. The salaries OF
an operate and theatrical troupe and OF an Or
chestra and band, the cost OF fireworks and OF i'm
provelnents are presumed TO eat up the profits OF
the restaurants, the PERFORMANCES and the gaming
tables. The Cercle d'Atx-les-BaineS pays Co.onne
really enormous figure for the services or HIM
self and his orchestra, one OF the finest in Europe
but 1t Is hard to believe that money is not made
over and above expenses at the villa de5 Fleurs,
where expenditure on the part OF the public Is
lavish, and where they gamble Tor high stakes.
The gaming table Is a far more liberal place
than the table dhote, for In this suiie de jeu re-
spectacle but curious natronS rub shoulders with
risky and painted young persons, who would
never be allowed TO dine in their company at any
hotel. One becomes used to everything and eX-
1stence In continental watering place soon ac-
AneTifipqns and English to the spectacle
side WITH he gorea louis OF coco9en a 81 rs y
spectacle and church-gOing citizen Of the United
states rubbing shoulders at card with cut-throat
advehturer. celebrated English comedian and
well-known singer, American by birth, English
by reputation. Italian by maine, fairly haun,s the
green cloth. replacing the excitement OF active
life before the Iootllghts with the hopes
and fears that hang upon a nine-spot. The
most desperate gambler at Aix-ies-Bains is,
however, woman, Greek by birth. This
devotee OF the Yreen-clOth does not take her
seat at the table on account Of her SEX but plays
over the shoulders OF sterner man In one hundred
franc bills, and she risks 500 francs with the
impertubability that she might putdown 100 sous.
This woman, who Is Immensely rich, has IA face
that painter might take as all unlOvely model.
The expression Il that OF ferret, and the rdt-ike
cOuntenalce has It's re- emblance TO q rodent In
tenslfed by nervous twitching OF the tightly
compressed, thin lips and the cOnical chin The
small eyes stare from under a mass OF griZZled
gray hair; the skin Is red and guiies vi the SOFT.
ening application OF anything like poudre de rtz.
This celebrity, who changes from the tables OF the
Cercle dAix,ies-bains TO those OF the Villa des
tention TO her Costume. II consists OF a black
dress, not too well made; black Jet bonnet and
like the true gambler that she is. no gloves While
White and blue 10O-franc notes When called
upon 10 give change she takes gold FROM purse:
but as rule, she despiseS the metal and deals
only In paper.
Some Painiess Wavs NJ nv,n1